old zz top recordings


I think i tell of on my age when I say that we use to listen to the very first zz as albums and 8 track. Rio grand mud, fandango, first album are some of the best music out there if you youngsters never heard ( but dont call me an old fart I can hang with the best of ya, and I like alternative and female rr)

BUT is there any cd's of zz that are not remastered that sound like there in a coffee can? The old ones really kicked and if you ever heard the old you hate the new ones. The only recording Ive heard is off the armagedion sound track and it sounds correct.
Am I the lone ranger.
kelton2e09

Showing 1 response by danvetc

You are correct, sir! The remasters sound terrible to me, the sound is not what we had and enjoyed back in the good ol' days. Unfortunately, when the cds were released, I remember reading a quote from Bill Ham (their producer) where he claimed the remaster sound was what they had originally intended, and they were happy to finally give us that mix. Say it ain't so! I can't believe that, something must have happened in the production. Of course, listening to their later music (i.e. anything after Deguello) which sounds like doo doo, they might be right.

That awful sound is one of my main driving forces in getting a table and seeing just how bad my original lps are. (You know what can happen with that beer drinkin' music.)